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Executive Recruiter (6 Month Contract)

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Chicago, IL, USA
Senior level
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Chicago, IL, USA
Senior level
Lead end-to-end executive searches: source passive executive talent, engage and assess candidates, advise senior leaders, manage stakeholder communications, and deliver market/compensation insights.
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About the Job

We are seeking an experienced executive recruiter for a 6-month contract to assist in our executive search initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring key leadership positions.  You will act as a strategic talent advisor to our executive leadership team, managing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for critical, high-impact roles.

If you are a seasoned recruiter with a deep understanding of executive search methodologies, a sophisticated candidate engagement style, and the ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

This is a fully remote role for candidates based in Americas timezone.
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Key Responsibilities
  • Utilize advanced and creative search strategies (market mapping, deep networking, cold outreach, and executive platforms) to identify and engage passive executive talent
  • Calibrate candidates with hiring managers and senior leaders
  • Develop prospects into candidates through engagement and assessment
  • Lead client update meetings on active searches
  • Provide strategic guidance and advice in a true partnership with executive leadership
  • Conduct competitive analysis and market research to advise leadership on talent pools, compensation trends, and recruitment landscape
Requirements
  • 8+ years of progressive corporate and/or search firm recruiting experience with a focus on executive level candidate generation in a complex and competitive market
  • 5+ years of experience advising and influencing executive leadership
  • Track record of strong stakeholder management 
  • Attention to detail + ability to use data and analytics to inform and advise 
  • A track record of thriving in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple high-priority executive searches simultaneously without sacrificing quality
Preferred
  • Experience working in both retained executive search firms and in-house corporate executive recruiting teams.
  • Familiarity with Breezy, Gem, LinkedIn search
  • Industry-specific hiring experience in crypto, blockchain, and fintech.
Why zerohash
  • Be at the center of one of the most transformational shifts in financial infrastructure: stablecoins, tokenization, and onchain financial services at global scale.
  • Work directly with execs, product leaders, and marquee enterprise partners.
  • Shape how the next generation of banks, brokerages, fintechs, and payment companies bring digital assets to millions of users.
  • High ownership, high visibility, and the opportunity to build category-defining narratives in a market that's accelerating globally.
About zerohash

zerohash is the leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform and the operating system for digital money, powering the next generation of financial services. Founded in 2017, zerohash enables banks, brokerages, fintechs, and payment companies to offer crypto trading, stablecoin payments, and tokenized assets without having to build or manage complex blockchain infrastructure on their own.
The zerohash platform supports three core pillars: Trade, Transact, and Tokenize. Through a single integration, customers can launch regulated crypto buy, sell, and custody services; enable 24/7 stablecoin-based funding, payouts, and settlement; and issue and manage tokenized assets with built-in compliance, risk controls, and reporting. By abstracting away technical, regulatory, and operational complexity, zerohash allows partners to treat digital assets as just another financial primitive: fast, programmable, and global.
zerohash is trusted by some of the world’s most recognized financial and consumer brands, including Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley, Stripe, Franklin Templeton, BlackRock, DraftKings, Gusto, Worldpay, Kalshi, One Pay, among others. Today, zero infrastructure supports millions of end users across brokerage, wealth, payments, and marketplace platforms globally.
The company is deeply regulated and compliance-first, operating across the U.S. and internationally with licenses and approvals that allow partners to enter crypto and stablecoins with confidence. zerohash has become a trusted partner for enterprises seeking to modernize financial products while meeting the highest standards for security, risk management, and regulatory oversight.
To date, zerohash has raised over $280 million in funding from a mix of leading venture firms and strategic investors, including Morgan Stanley, Interactive Brokers, SoFi, Point72 Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and more.
zerohash has been featured in top-tier media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, Forbes, and CoinDesk, and its leadership team regularly contributes to global conversations on the future of payments, investing, and financial infrastructure.
At zerohash, we're building the infrastructure that makes digital money work securely, compliantly, and at global scale.

The zerohash Culture

All zerohash employees are guided by the following characteristics and core principles:

  • Independence/Ownership - An ability to work autonomously. Join zerohash, pitch ideas, and shape the work you do.
  • Passion - We are innovating quickly and challenging the status quo. We want you to think big, be creative and ​make a difference every day.
  • Collaborative - A good attitude and respect for others. We’re teammates, not co-workers. Everything we do is a shared success and equally a shared failure - we talk in terms of “we” not “me”.
  • Initiative - An ability and passion for learning and asking questions. We will champion you, challenge you and push you to achieve your best - and we expect you to do the same.
  • Empathy - An ability to listen, respect, and understand your co-workers, customers, and everyone you interact with no matter how different they are to you.
  • Adaptability - An ability to respond quickly. We are in a fast-paced industry and so we expect you to be creative when solving a new problem and comfortable under pressure.
  • Transparency - We believe that transparency is critical to empowering everyone to make the best decisions, both the company to its people and vice versa.
  • Integrity - Integrity creates trust. As both an organization collectively and as individuals, it is our most valuable asset.

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For candidates based in Colorado, please contact colorado-wages @zerohash.com to request compensation and benefits information regarding a particular role(s). Please include with your email the city you reside (or intend to reside in Colorado) and the title/link to the roles you're interested in.

**We’ve recently seen an increase in individuals impersonating zerohash recruiters to target job seekers. Please stay vigilant and keep the following in mind to ensure you are communicating with the real zerohash team:

  • Verified Emails Only: Official outreach will only come from a  @zerohash.com email address.
  • No Messaging Apps: We will never contact you via unsolicited text messages, WhatsApp, or Telegram.
  • Official Applications: Only apply directly through our careers webpage (zerohash.com/careers) or zero-hash.breezy.hr.

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If you want to verify an interview request or report a fake job posting or suspicious communication, please contact us immediately at talent @zerohash.com. This email is for fraud reports only. Candidate application inquiries will not be responded to.

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